Protection of Personal Information Archives

Disclosing taxpayer information: Balancing conflicting interests

by GilesFiles | Nov 16, 2021 | 2020 +, Access to information, Applications, Bill of Rights, Central, Common law review, Courts, Declaratory, Exceptions/special pleas, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, Orders, Orders re costs, Organs of state, PAJA 2000, Parties, Protection of Personal Information, Review tests, Sectors, Special pleas, Specific performance, Topics | 0 |

Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd v SARS (Jacob Zuma) High court dealt with a dispute concerning disclosing taxpayer information and ordered SARS to disclose the tax returns of the former president for the 2010 to 2018 tax years after...

Class action certified: Coupled with interim relief

by GilesFiles | Jul 21, 2021 | Applications, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Granted, High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts and rule nisi, Judges, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Protection of Personal Information, Rule nisi, Rules, Topics | 0 |

Stellenbosch University Law Clinic v Lifestyle Direct Group International (Pty) Ltd Class action certified by high court after recalling the history and development of the concept in theory and practice both in the USA and South...

Privacy rights confirmed: Surveillance and interception?

by GilesFiles | Feb 4, 2021 | 2020 +, 2020 +, Access to information, Appeals, Bill of Rights, Cause: Bill of Rights, Common Law, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Courts, Dignity equality freedom, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, Legal practitioners, Legislation, Parties, Protection of Personal Information, Topics | 0 |

AmaBhungane CIJ NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Privacy rights confirmed by constitutional court and pointed out that state agencies are empowered to “gather, correlate, evaluate and analyse” intelligence and...

Promoting information access: Partner seeking record

by GilesFiles | Feb 3, 2021 | 2020 +, Access to information, Applications, Cause: statute, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation and application, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Protection of Personal Information, Specific performance, Topics | 0 |

H v H Applicant admitted that the respondents’ duty to provide the record depends on “establishing” a partnership but the high court decided that the parties had misunderstood the legal position because when promoting...

Alleged corruption discovery: PAIA confidential and sensitive

by GilesFiles | Jan 8, 2021 | 2020 +, Access to information, Applications, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Evidentiary burden, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Protection of Personal Information, Sectors, Topics, Universities and schools | 0 |

Panday v University of KwaZulu-Natal Applicant was characterised as a ‘busybody’ seeking information of alleged corruption but the high court decided that he was entitled to bring the application to vindicate his rights of...

Accessing preserved evidence: Instituting legal proceedings

by GilesFiles | Oct 16, 2020 | 2020 +, Access to information, Anton Piller, Applications, Cause: general, Common Law, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence and onus, Finance, Granted, High Court, High Court judges, Interdicts and rule nisi, Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Just and equitable relief, Legal Practice, New evidence, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Private enterprises, Protection of Personal Information, Rules, Sectors, Topics, Uniform High Court | 0 |

Cell C Ltd v MA Accessing preserved evidence allows a former employer to obtain the necessary evidence and proof to institute legal action against former employees who colluded in causing substantial prejudice to the employer...

Good faith principle: Informed understanding of rights

by GilesFiles | Sep 29, 2020 | 2020 +, appeal, Appeals, Cause: Bill of Rights, Cause: general, Common Law, Construction industry, Courts, Declaratory, DN Unterhalter, Interpretation and application, Judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Protection of Personal Information, Refused, SCA judges, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Supreme Court of Appeal, Termination & dismissal (LRL 8), Topics, Trust and confidence | 0 |

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Africa (Pty) Ltd v Murray and Roberts Ltd Good faith principle enforced and refusal to disclose fails to accord with requirements of good faith, cooperation and trust because it would leave...